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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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