Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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