Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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