Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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