Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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