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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the 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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