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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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