Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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