Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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