Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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