Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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