Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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