Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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