Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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