Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the 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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