Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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