Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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