Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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