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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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