Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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