Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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