Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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