Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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