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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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