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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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