Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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