Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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