Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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