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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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