Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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