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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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