Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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