Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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