Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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