Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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