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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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