Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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