Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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