Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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