Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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