Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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