Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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