Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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