Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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