Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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