Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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