Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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