Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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