Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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