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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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