Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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