Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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