Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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