Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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