Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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