Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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