Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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