Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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