Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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