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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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