Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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