Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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