Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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