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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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