Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in 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 have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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