Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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