Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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