Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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