Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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