Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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