Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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