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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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