Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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