Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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