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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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