Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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