Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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