Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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