Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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