Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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