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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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