Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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