Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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