Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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