Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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