Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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