Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers 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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