Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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