Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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