Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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