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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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