Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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