Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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