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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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