Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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