Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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