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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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