Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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