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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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