Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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