Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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