Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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