Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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