Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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