Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes 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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