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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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