Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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