Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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