Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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