Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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