Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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