Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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