Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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