Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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