Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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