Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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