Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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