Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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