Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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