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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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