Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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