Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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