Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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