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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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