Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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