Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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