Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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