Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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