Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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