Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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