Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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