Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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