Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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