Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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