Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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