Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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