Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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