Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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