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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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