Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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