Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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