Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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