Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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