Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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