Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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