Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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