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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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