Rapid Book Publishing for Educators debuts November 18

Nov. 7, 2013 - PRLog -- Open Doors Group (ODG) announced today that it will offer a new massive open online course (MOOC) on Rapid Book Publishing for Educators
https://www.canvas.net/courses/rapid-book-publishing-for-educators

This MOOC is co-sponsored by AcademicPub and SoftChalk.

The course is designed for busy educators who wish to learn how to write and publish a book while teaching a full load, how to have a book on the shelves—or better yet, on iPhones—in less than one month, and to learn the pros and cons of peer reviews. Participants will create a book during this course. Each of the four modules for this course will include course materials and two live, online sessions with exposure to industry experts. Participants should be willing to spend three-four hours each week reviewing content and sharing ideas. Module topics are:

* A 21st Century Book can Boost your Career without Putting your Life on Hold
* How can you write a book in 20-60 hours?
* How can you market your book… and yourself?
* Should you follow or circumvent the peer review process in academic publishing?

Educators interested in the topic but unable to attend can order the course materials curated from six outstanding books: http://www.academicpub.com/rapidbookpublishing.html

Mitchell Levy, Thought Leader Architect for THiNKaha and Executive Director of OpenDoorsGroup, states “Rapid Book Publishing for Educators will dispel the myths that authors are at the mercy of sluggish publishers and that writing a book requires putting one’s life on hold for months.” Levy will bring a variety of perspectives to this topic and will facilitate several fun, interactive sessions along with expert guests and examples.

The MOOC will begin on Monday, November 18th and run through Sunday, December 29, 2013. Anyone interested in participating can register on the https://www.canvas.net/courses/rapid-book-publishing-for-...

About Open Doors Group
Open Doors Group (ODG) seeks to lower barriers to education for all learners. Projects include College OpenTextbooks, ODG MentorCloud, PM World, MOOCS/Courseware, and ODG Consulting. Founded in 2008, ODG supports an online community of more than 1500 educators and a listing of more than 700 open textbooks. Many of these textbooks have been peer reviewed and reviewed for accessibility by handicapped students. Expertise of the ODG Consultants includes copyrights and licensing, rapid publishing, designing and developing Massive Open Online Courses, and the structure of the community college marketplace.

About SoftChalk
SoftChalk, LLC is an award-winning provider of e-Learning software for worldwide education and business institutions. Specializing in the development of intuitive, easy-to-use tools, SoftChalk products allow instructors to create powerful and professional-looking content for e-Learning and smart classrooms in K-12, higher education and corporate training. For more information, visit http://www.softchalk.com.

About AcademicPub
AcademicPub, SharedBook Inc.'s Technology platform for higher education, assembles, composes, prices and delivers custom textbooks-in eBook and/or print format. AcademicPub allows for immediate creation and inclusion of copyright-cleared content from anywhere, such as web articles, self-generated lectures or from the AcademicPub Content Library. Digital or print distribution generates a fast and easy way for educators to provide an engaging educational experience, with lower prices and up-to-the-minute materials for students. More information and free registration for faculty is available at www.academicpub.com. Headquartered in New York since 2004, SharedBook Inc. is privately held and can be found at www.sharedbook.com.