Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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