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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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