Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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