Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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