Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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