Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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