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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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