Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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