Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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