Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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