Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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