Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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