Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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