Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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