Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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