Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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