Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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