Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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