Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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