Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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