Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important 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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