Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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