Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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