Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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