Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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