Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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