Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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