Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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