Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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