Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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