Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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