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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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