Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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