Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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