Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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