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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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