Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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