Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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