Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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