Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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