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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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