Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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