Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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