Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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