Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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