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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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