Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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