Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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