Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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