Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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