Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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