Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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