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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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