Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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