Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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