Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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