Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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