Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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