Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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