Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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