Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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