Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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