Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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