Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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