Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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