Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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