Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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