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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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