Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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