Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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