Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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