Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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