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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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