Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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