Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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