Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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