Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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