Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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