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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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