Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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