Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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