Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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