Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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