Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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