Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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