Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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