Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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