Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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