Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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