Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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