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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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