Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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