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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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