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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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