Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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