Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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