Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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