Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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