Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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