Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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