Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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