Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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