Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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