Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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