Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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