Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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