Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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