Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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