Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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