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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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