Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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