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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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