Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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