Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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