Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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