Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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