Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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