Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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