Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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