Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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