Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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