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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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