Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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