Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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