Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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