Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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