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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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