Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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