Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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