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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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