Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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