Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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