Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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