Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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