Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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