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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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