Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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