Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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