Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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