Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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