Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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