Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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