Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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