Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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