Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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