Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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