Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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