Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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