Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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