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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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