Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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