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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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