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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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