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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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