Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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