Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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