Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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