Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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