Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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