Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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