Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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