Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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