Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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