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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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