Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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