Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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