Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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