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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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