Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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