Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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