Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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