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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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