Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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