Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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