Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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