Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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