Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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