Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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