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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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