Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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