Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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