Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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