Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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