Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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