Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in 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 massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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