Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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