Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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