Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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