Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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