Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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