Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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