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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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