Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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