Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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