Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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