Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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