Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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