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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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