Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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