Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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