Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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