Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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