Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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