Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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