Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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