Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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