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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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