Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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