Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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