Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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