Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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