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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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