Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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