Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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