Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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