Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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