Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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