Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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