Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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