Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring 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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