Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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