Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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