Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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