Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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