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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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