Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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