Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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