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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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