Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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