Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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