Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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