Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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