Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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