Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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