Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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