Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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