Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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