Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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