Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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