Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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