Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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