Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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