Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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