Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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