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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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