Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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