Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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