Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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