Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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