Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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