Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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