Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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