Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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