Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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