Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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