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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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