Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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