Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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