Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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