Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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