Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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