Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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