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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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