Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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