Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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