Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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