Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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