Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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