Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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