Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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