Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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