Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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