Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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