Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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