Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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