Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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