Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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