Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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