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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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