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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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