Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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