Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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