Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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