Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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