Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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