Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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