Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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