Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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