Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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