Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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