Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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