Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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