Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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