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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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