Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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