Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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