Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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