Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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