Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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