Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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