Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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