Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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