Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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