Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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