Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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