Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key 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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