Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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