Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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