Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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