Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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 online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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