Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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