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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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