Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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