Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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