Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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