Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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