Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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