Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Brand new trends in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.

There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major challenges associated with these massive online courses and OERS. For more details please visit this Books about Open Education website.

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