Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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