Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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