Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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