Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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