Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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