Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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