Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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