Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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