Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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