Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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