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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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