Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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