Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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