Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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