Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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