Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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