Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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