Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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