Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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