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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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