Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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