Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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