Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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