Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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