Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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