Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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