Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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