Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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