Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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