Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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