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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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