Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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