Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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