Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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