Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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