Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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