Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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