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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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