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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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