Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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