Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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