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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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