Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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