Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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