Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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