Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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